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The Humintell Blog January 13, 2015

Gestures from Around the World

In general, we tend to think it’s best not to insult your host country when traveling abroad. So before you may unintentionally offend someone in another culture, take a look at this guide to hand gestures around the world.

For more information on gestures, take a look at our World of Gestures webinar recording

Click here to view the embedded video.

Filed Under: Cross Culture, culture, Nonverbal Behavior

The Humintell Blog January 8, 2015

How You Walk Can Impact Your Mood

Recent research has suggested that the way in which you walk can impact your mood.

In the video below, Janine Drive, President of the Body Language Institute, joins the TODAY show to analyze the strides of their anchors and says that physically changing the way we walk can affect how we feel.

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Filed Under: Nonverbal Behavior, Science

The Humintell Blog January 2, 2015

Airport Security and Detecting Deception

2014-12-30_13-41-20A new study recently published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology has confirmed that a new era of airport security screening is upon us.

The study conducted by Thomas Ormerod of the University of Sussex and Coral Dando of the University of Wolverhampton, was partially funded by the British government.

Two hundred four mock airplane passengers, including acting students and undercover cops, were given cover stories and asked to attempt to deceive security agents in real airport screenings in Europe. As an extra incentive, the mock passengers were given money if they successfully avoided detection by the security agents.

The new method of screening is based on establishing rapport and asking passengers open-ended conversational questions while they observe people’s body language and responses, including changes in behavior such as increasingly shorter responses, or evasive or erratic responses. Trained security agents who used this new screening method successfully detected 66% of the mock passengers. Agents who used different methods detected a measly 3%.

The findings of this study could have important implications for preventing terrorist attacks or catching criminals, the researchers said. Moreover, the findings highlight the importance of training to read many of the nonverbal behaviors offered in the Humintell suite of online training courses.

Filed Under: Nonverbal Behavior, Science

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